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Candidates vying for seat currently held by retiring Rep. Ron Marsico to discuss issues related to the economy HARRISBURG – Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Pennsylvania (AFPF-PA), the state’s leading free market grassroots and education group, on Wednesday announced it will host a Republican primary debate for Pennsylvania’s House District 105 on April 24th in Harrisburg.  The […]

Grassroots group arms citizens with info on lawmakers’ records LANSING, Mich. – The grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) today released its 2017 State Legislative Scorecard at its annual Citizen Day at the Capitol event, which brings around 100 citizens to the capitol to lobby their lawmaker on the issues that matter to them. […]

Your weekly round-up of the major wins making headlines thanks to AFP’s grassroots activists across the country (April 9 through April 13).  The Big W: Gov. Scott Walker Signed Landmark Welfare Reform Backed by AFP What it is: The newly signed landmark Walker welfare reform law removes barriers to job opportunities, rewards hard work and cracks down on waste, fraud […]

Grassroots group responds to recent ad hominem attacks on groups opposing transit plan NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) released the following statement as pro-transit groups, including Transit for Nashville, have shifted their strategy from talking transit to attacking groups standing in opposition to the $9 billion Nashville transit plan. “Transit tax supporters have clearly gone […]

We’re excited to announce that Chris McCoy has been promoted to AFP-NC’s new state director. Previously serving as a field director in Winston-Salem, and then as senior field director, Chris will now be your voice at the state capitol, fighting for more freedom and opportunity for all North Carolinians. He lives in Moorseville with his wife, three kids, and […]

Earlier this week, the White House released an executive order directing federal agencies to promote employment for people on public assistance programs by strengthening existing work requirements or creating new ones where they don’t currently exist. While the order doesn’t actually change policy since most such reforms need to be enacted by Congress, it does […]

It’s been said before, but merits repeating: Washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. The CBO’s latest economic predictions highlighting America’s rising federal deficit underscores this point. The Wall Street Journal notes: The Congressional Budget Office said the federal budget deficit would total $804 billion this year, 43% higher than it had projected last summer, and […]

There’s a holiday coming up. Do you know what it is?  Mark your calendars, because April 17 is Tax Day!  Alright, so maybe there’s no special meal associated with Tax Day, and people don’t hang streamers or blow up balloons. But in North Carolina, Tax Day maybe be worth a “hooray!”   Not convinced? Here are four reasons to celebrate Tax Day in the Tar […]

Trenton, NJ – In light of the White House’s announcement of the twelfth wave of judicial nominees today, Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey is applauding the President’s continued focus on fixing our nation’s judicial crisis and is announcing the group’s support of Paul Matey of New Jersey for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Americans for Prosperity […]